Football Recruiting Class -- Updated

NOTE: The story now reflects an updated version of the 2017 football recruiting class

BUCKHANNON – West Virginia Wesleyan head football coach Del Smith announced his second recruiting class on Wednesday welcoming 26 new players to the Orange and Black.

Smith welcomed 21 freshmen and five mid-year transfers – 15 on the offensive side, eight of the defensive side and three athletes.

On the offensive side Wesleyan brought in eight wide receivers, three linemen, two running backs, and two tight ends.

Defensively, they welcomed three defensive backs, two linebackers, two defensive ends and one defensive lineman.

The state breakdown of the 21 freshmen include seven from Maryland and Virginia, three from West Virginia and one each from Delaware, New Jersey, Ohio and Washington D. C.

Among the five transfers two are from in-state institutions – athlete Jordan Miller (Clarksburg, W.Va. /Notre Dame) from West Virginia University and wide receiver Brandon Ford (Hurricane, W.Va./Hurricane) from Marshall University.

"I am very pleased with our coaching staff and their body of work over the past year putting this recruiting class together," remarked Smith. "Today was the start of what I believe will be a statement class for Wesleyan football."

Smith said the grade-point-average for his incoming class is a 3.37.

"You know you are on the right players when you beat some FCS schools on prospects and you actually lose one or two the night before national signing day," Smith remarked. "For us, national signing day is about a very solid foundation. I think we achieved that plus some. It also about identifying areas and positions on our roster that we're not addressed and continuing to identify mission appropriate student-athletes to fill those voids. We are just getting started."